Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-09-22

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husband at Perkins In May last. She has
been sentenced TO Imprisonment for life.
An Swear old son of ii. p. Hansen, who
lives near Gowan, while drawing water
from the we'll fell TO the bottom, dis
lance Of sixty feet. killing him instantly.
Mr.. Abljah Weston, president Of the
big humber companies at Manistique has
been assured that the Minneapolis, Sault
Ste. Marie & Atlantic railroad will reach
Manisti lue by Thanksgiving
A project is on foot to establish mar
row guage road from the west end Of
Genesse avenue in Saginaw to the new
summer resort near the mouth of Kaw-
kawlin river on Saginaw bay.
The Grange Visitor says to the farmers:
"Pay no royalties on drive wells. The
state grange will defend all suits brought
against all 81 subscribers to the defense
fund, be they grangers or not. D."
j. G. Beardslee. an aged citizen of &C.
dar Springs, died few days ago from the
| effects of a dog bite received 40 years ago.
He had never felt any i'll effects from the
bite until two days before his death, when
he was taken with commissions.
Abraham Shellcnbarger of Elba, has
| begun civil action for damages against
| Daniel Robbinolt, growing out of the lat.
| ter reporting that the former had murder
ed man some IS years ago, placing the
| body In a we'll and then filling up the
WE'LL
The first train arrived at Sault Ste Ma
| rie on the 10th inst, over the Duluth,
| South Shore ~ Atlantic road, the last rail
being laid at noon. A battery of two guns
| from Fort Brady was taken to the term-
| nus of the road, and a salute OF 81 guns
| fired.
T. T. Whittelsey; who has been track
master of the Chicago division of the Lake
Shore & Michigan Southern railroad, has
been promoted 10 be superintendent of the
Kalamazoo division, vice NJ. T.. Wattles,
resigned. His headqr arters Will be az
Kalamazoo.
As funeral procession was crossing
the railroad track at Traverse City the
other day, the horses attached to the
hearse became frightened and ran away.
The hearse was overturned and broken,
and the coffin was thrown to the ground,
exposing the corpse.
Senator Palmer has given the Michigan
G.. A. Il. Sl0,0 900 as nucleus for $50, 900
building in Detroit and it is rumored that
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Is expected that the proposed building
will yield income enough to support un-
fortunate Grand Army men.
Miss c. A. Reamer. for several years
lady principal of llillsdale college, will
soon sail for Honolulu, Sandwich, Islands,
where she will teach the high English
branches in the government manual train
ing school for boys. Mss Dresser Of
Akron, Ohio, will accompany her and
teach In the same institution.
Mrs. Brooks Of Caro-, still adheres to the
fact that she has money out west and as
soon as her father. who Is i'll gets better
she will GO after it. A person listening
to her story cannot help but he impressed
with her sincerity. When she reaches
that part where her captors killed her
baby she gives away to her grief and
weeps bitterly.
w. ii. ElsOn, q prominent merchant of
Marshall, has filed bill Of divorce from
his wife alleging undue intimacy with
Rev. VIM. Reilly, a prominent Methodist
minister. well known throughout the state
rs one Of the strongest advocates Of pro-
hibition. On account of the prominence
of both parties the affair has created an
immense sensation.
f u. Franklin, president of the Mutual
Benefit Publishing company Of Bcs on, has
purchased 60 acres of land on the Grand
Trunk railway at Pine Lake near Lans-
ing, and will locate there a branch pub
fishing house to cover all the middle and
western states for the firm. Cottages and
buildings will be put up this fall, and
the company purposes to start town for
its employees on tie Pullman plan.
A passenger train on the Saginaw Val
ley & st. Louis road ran into a group o
valuable horses on curve near Tittaba-
wassee river, few miles from East Sagi-
nav, killing five outright and wounding
four more so they had to be killed. Two
others were killed the next morning. They
were tie property of f; RI Rust of Saginaw.
and included a fine driving horse and sew
eral Clydesdale colts.
The prohibition state central committee
and the county chairmen met in ans ng
recently ard decided to put financial
agent on the road to canvass the STA c for
funds. A lengthy discussion developed
the sentiment that as the prohibitionists
did not propose the local option law, they
would not make any special effort to Sc
cure signers for petitions, but would in
dorse all such petitions Presented to them
by republicans or others.
Mr.. f. Thorp, assistant adjutant general
of the Michigan department of the G.. A.
II. says: "There appears to be some mis-
understanding upon the part of some as to
the arrangements for the trip to attend the
national encampment of the G. A. r. ut
st. Louis. The special train for the de-
partment of Michigan on the Illinois Cen
trail railway will await the arrival of the
eastern morning trains on the Lake Shore
and Michigan Southern, Michigan Central
and Grand Trunk roads Monday morning
September 90, enabling all to join the
train in Chicago who wish to. Michigan
headquarters while In Chicago will be at
the Sherman house."
Gen. Edward Clark, aged so, died in
Adrian few days ago. The gentleman
was born In Connecticut and came TO
Adrian In 1927, taking at once, promi-
nent part In local affairs and holding the
Office Of firet regi ter Of deeds for the
county. He was active in getting TO Il
through to Jack on and was one of tn .
party which named that place. An APP
pointment as brigadier-general in the state
militia by Gov. Ma on followed later. The
general saw service In the Black Hawk
war. He was always fri n ly with tie
Indians, spike their language readily, and
Okana, chief of the Pottowatomies, adop:
ed him as his son.
The question of the amount of the an
nual ra mall has become Of such import
ance' to the agricultural interests that
many farmers are keeping daily records of
It n. b. Conger Of Lansing. director of
the state weather service, says that t.